The Public and Community Psychiatry Fellowship Prepares Future Mental Health Leaders

Our Public and Community Psychiatry Fellowship’s mission is to develop the clinical, management, and administrative skills necessary to be effective leaders in public and community mental health settings. Just as importantly, the fellowship fosters a strong sense of community - creating a professional home where fellows build meaningful relationships, engage in lifelong learning, and form authentic connections that extend well beyond the program year.

In partnership with Case Western Reserve University, this fellowship is a one-year program that combines a clinical placement in the community with weekly didactic sessions to enhance fellows’ understanding of the complexities inherent in caring for individuals with public insurance or in public systems of care. Throughout the experience, fellows are supported by a collaborative network of peers, faculty and alumni, cultivating a sense of belonging and shared purpose in advancing community mental health.

Our fellowship curriculum includes:

• Individual supervision
• Lifelong access to mentorship and supervision from faculty and alumni
• Presentations by leaders in a variety of public and mental health settings
• Presentations that apply management and leadership concepts to the fellows’ clinical placement, including several projects
• Site visits to key settings to help solidify core concepts
• Weekly didactic seminars covering a core academic curriculum
• Longitudinal clinical/administrative field placements

Since 2015, we have accommodated distance learners within our fellowship - recognizing that dedication to community psychiatry may place our fellows in areas where access to fellowship training in-person may not be feasible. Our distance fellows are fully incorporated into all of our fellowship activities, building meaningful connections with colleagues and faculty despite geographic distance. We feel their diverse perspectives bring an added richness to the fellowship experience and further strengthen our learning community.

We encourage psychiatrists and psychiatric advanced practice nurses who are interested in developing their administrative and leadership skills—and who value connection, collaboration and community—to apply.